Cigarette forming device



W. E. LACEY CIGARETTE FORMING DEVICE March 27, 1934. r

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Filed Sept. 6, 1952 WALLACE E.LACEV Gttorneg March 27, 1934. w. E. LACEY CIGARETTE FORMING DEvIcE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. 6, 1932 itI/I/I/IlllllgI lllllllll Isnnentor WALLACE E. LACE) Patented Mar. 27, 1934 CIGARETTE FORMING DEVICE Wallace E. Lacey, Portland, reg., assignor of one-half to John ONeil, Portland, Oreg.

Application September 6, 1932, Serial No. 631,842

6 Claims.

My invention is particularly adapted for the filling'of cylindrical tubes as for the making of cigarettes.

The invention is also adapted for the dispensing of any material either in a comminuted or in a fluid state from containers.

The invention is primarily comprised of a pair of tubes adapted for having a common longitudinal center line and for being telescoped to- 10 gether. A flanged collar having a neck associated therewith is secured to the outer one of the cylindrical members to adapt the same for being fitted and secured to the open end of the tobacco sack or to the head of the container from which the materials are to be dispensed.

A cut-out is provided through the side walls of each of the cylinders to adapt the same for being closed to prevent materials flowing therefrom, and for being opened to permit materials to flow longitudinally of the innermost one of the cylinders.

Where the device is to be used for the making of cigarettes, a slit is disposed within one or both ends of the outer ends of the cylinders, in order to facilitate inspection during the making of the cigarette.

'The primary object of my invention consists in providing a simply constructed device that is adapted for the rolling of hand made cigarettes and which is adapted for being carried within the tobacco sack or pouch, and for being carried therein when not in use, for the dispensing of the cigarette filling material therethrough and for tamping the tobacco in the paper encompassing jacket of the cigarette.

My invention is primarily intended for the forming of cigarettes but it may be used with equal facility for dispensing comminuted or granulated or flaked substances and for the dispensing of fluids and semi-fluids from a container.

A still further object of my invention consists in so constructing the device that it will have a nominal first cost and one that will have a normally long operating life and one that will be free from mechanical annoyances.

And a still further object of my invention consists in so adapting and constructing the same that it may be placed within a tobacco sack or pouch and be used in the dispensing of the tobacco therethrough and into a paper packet that is formed about the outer surface of the dispensing tube.

With these and incidental objects in view, the

invention consists in certain novel features t construction and combination of parts, the essential elements of which are set forth in the appended claims, and a preferred form of embodiment of which is hereinafter shown with reference to the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is .a side view of a tobacco sack illustrating one of my new and improved devices in place within the sack. p

Fig. 2 is a side view of thetobacco sack and illustrating the tube as having been extended from the sack and illustrating a cigarette paper as being in the initial position of being formed into a cylinder, about the dispensing tube. V

Fig. 3 is a perspective side view of the extended tube and a partial sectional view of the tobacco pouch, and illustrating the inner and outer tubes as being positioned relative to each other to permit the dispensing of the tobacco through the tube and into the cigarette paper that has been formed about the outer extended end of the dispensing tube.

Fig. 4 illustrates one of my new and improved devices attached to a tobacco pouch, that may be secured to and be attached permanently and/or be removably secured to a pouch that is adapted for being filled at the end opposite to that to which my device is to be attached.

Fig. 5 isa side view of a can or bag and illustrates a dispensing tube in normal repressed position within the can.

Fig. 6 is a sectional side view of a slightly modified form of dispensing tube illustrated in normal extended position.

Fig. '7 is a sectional side view of a like mecha-- nism as illustrated in Fig. 6. In this View the open' cut out of the tubes is shown in position to facilitate the materials to be dispensed for entering thereinto and for entering the inner tube;

Fig. 8 is a sectional side view of the tobacco pouch and illustrates the tube as being fully repressed within the pouch.

Fig. 9 is a sectional side view of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 7. This view is taken on line 9-9 of Fig. 7, looking in the direction indicated.

Fig. 10 is a sectional, side view of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 8. This view is taken on line 10--10 of Fig. 8 looking in the direction indicated.

Fig. 11 is a sectional, side view of the outer tube of jacket, shown removed from the dispensing assembly.

Fig, 12 is asectiona side view of. the inner tube shown disassembled from the dispensing assembly.

Fig. 13 is a top, plan view of the inner tube, as illustrated in Fig. 12. This view is taken on line 1313 of Fig. 12, looking in the direction indi cated.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.-

While my device is primarily intended for use for the dispensing of and for the forming'of cigarettes by the individual smoker, I do not wish to be limited in the application of my device as a cigarette former for individual smokers, as the same may be used as a dispenser of other comminuted flaked, or granulated'or' semi-fluid or fluid material with equal facility. As here shown the same is being adapted to a tobacco sack l. The sack 1 has a puckering string 2 associated with the mouth of the sack.

My device is primarily comprised of an outer cylindrical memberfS and an inner cylindrical member 4.- The outer and inner cylindrical members are adaptedfor being telescoped one within the other and for having a common longitudinal center line.

In using my device forthe forming of cigarettes, a cigarette paper 5 is formed about the outer end of the inner cylinder A. The outer edge 6 of the cigarette'paper is extended beyond the outer end '7 of the inner dispensing tube, in order that the cigarette paper may be folded over at its end 6, to form a closed end, as illustrated at 8 when the tube is made ready forreceiving the filler-tobacco. The cylindrical paper tube, when formed, is adapted for being moved freely, longitudinally of the dispensing tube in order that the tobacco flowing through the dispensing tube may fiow directly into the paper tube and be used for tamping the same therein to thereby form a cigarette of uniform cross sectional area and one that is completely packed and 'tamped within the cigarette container paper tube as formed.

The outer tube is cut out as illustrated at 9 for a part of its distance and the inner tube is cut out as illustrated at 10 fora part of its distance. The cutout portions 9 and 10 are adapted for being placed in registry with each other as illustrated at 11 in Figs. 6 and 7 to facilitate the tobacco materials being dispensedto freely enter the inner dispensing tube.

An annular, recess 12 may be formed within the outer tube and a pin 13 outwardly extends from the inner tube to adapt the same for being placed in registry with the recess 12. This facilitates the partial rotation of the inner-tube relative to the outer tube.

In order to permit a certain flexibility to the end of the dispensingtube and to facilitate inspection of the materials being fed or dispensed therethrough, I may form a slit 1? longitudinally of the outer walls of the inner tube at one or more points. This facilitates the user of the device observing the .materials being dispensed therethrough. After the dispensing operation has been effected andcompleted the inner tube is telescoped within the outer tube and then rotated so that thecut out portion 10 of the inner tube is placed out of registry with the cut out portion 9 of the outer tube to thereby prevent the escapement of materials through the tube when the cut out portions are placed out of registry with each other. The inner end 18 of the outer tube is closed to prevent escapement of materials from the pouch.

I place a collar 19 upon the outer tube. The .collar has a flange 20 disposed upon its outer end and a flange 21 is disposed upon its inner end to leave a neck 22 disposed therebetween that spaces the flanges 20 and 21 apart. The purpose and object of this collar and flange assembly is to permit the tying of the puckering strings therein, to form a relatively leak-proof connection between the dispensing tube and bag.

In operation, a tobacco container to which my device is applied, is held in a substantially vertical position, as shown in Fig. 3. In this position the tobacco will obviously fall into the inner tube through the openings 9 and 10 and thereafter slide downwardly into the paper cigarette tube. Relative movement applied to the tubes will further facilitate the falling and sliding of the tobacco. As the paper tube is filled the tube 4 is gradually withdrawn and during such withdrawal the tobacco may be tamped within the paper tube by frequent end 'thrusts of the tube 4.

A device of similar construction may be adapted to a can, of metal, or other material and used for the dispensing of any other material with equal facility and I therefore do not wish to be limited to the application of my device to dispensing and forming of cigarettes.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably'adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the I claims which follow.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a pair of tubes one being slidably mounted within the other, each tube having a cut out disposedwithin the side wall thereof and adapted to bev placed into and out of registry with each other, andmeans associated with the outer tube to adapt the same for attachment to the head of a container.

2; In a device of the class described, in combination with a tobacco sack, of inner and outer tubes adapted for being rotated relative to each other and for beingmoved longitudinally of each other, each tube having dispensing cut outs disposedthrough a part of the side walls thereof and adapted for being placed into and out of registry with each other and means for removably attaching the tube assembly to the tobacco sack.

3. In a device of the class described, in combinationwith a bag, comprising a pair of complementary tubes, means for removably attaching the tubes to the bag, one of said tubes being adapted'for being moved longitudinally of the other of the tubes,'each of the tubes having a part of theirsi'de wall cut out and means for placing the cut out portions of the tubes'into and out of registry with each other.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a tube open at one of its ends and closed at its opposite end, another tube slidably mounted in said first mentioned tube for movement into an advanced or retarded position with respect to said first tube, said tubes having cut outs formed therein for alignment with each other when one of said tubes is in advanced position.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a tube open at one of its ends and closed at its opposite end, anothertube slidably mountedin said first mentioned tube for movement into an advanced or retarded position with respect to advanced or retarded position with respect to said first tube, said tubes having cut outs formed therein for alignment with each other when one of said tubes is in advanced position, means formed on the interior of said first tube to form a limit stop for the outward movement of said second tube, and means formed on the outer periphery of one end of said first tube for attachment to a container.

WALLACE E. LACEY. 

